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Author : William Buell Sprague
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (976 download)
Download or read book The Life of Jedidiah Morse written by William Buell Sprague and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Buell Sprague
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)
Download or read book The Life of Jedidiah Morse, D.D. written by William Buell Sprague and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard J. Moss
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870498688
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (986 download)
Download or read book The Life of Jedidiah Morse written by Richard J. Moss and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Richard Moss reveals in this compelling biography, Morse was caught in a personal dilemma that reflected the larger tensions within his society. On the one hand, he played the role of self-sacrificing minister - a role drawn from the expectations of his father and the Connecticut traditions in which he was reared. In this capacity, he adopted the language of Christian Republicanism and sought to defend the virtues of communitarian village life, austerity, and deference to the Federalist leadership. On the other hand, Morse recognized the opportunities offered by the emerging liberal, capitalist culture. As an author and speculator, he amassed a small fortune and became enmeshed in a web of financial gambles that ultimately ruined him.
Author : William B. Sprague
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ISBN 13 : 9780795031540
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)
Download or read book The Life of Jedidiah Morse written by William B. Sprague and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sidney Edwards Morse
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book Memorabilia in the Life of Jedidiah Morse, D.D. written by Sidney Edwards Morse and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Buell Sprague
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528045018
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)
Download or read book The Life of Jedidiah Morse, D.D (Classic Reprint) written by William Buell Sprague and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Jedidiah Morse, D.D No small embarrassment has been experienced in the preparation of this Memoir, partly from a difficulty of selecting from the multiforrn labors of Dr. Morse those which are most worthy of an enduring record. And partly from the irrrmcnse mass of material out of which such a record was to be formed. So numerous and intimate were his relations with passing events, that his life might have easily been made the germ of the general history of his time; brrt as nothing so extensive as that was contem plated, it has only remained to select those facts' and experiences in his life which have proved of the greatest interest, introducing only so much of the history of the period as was necessary to illustrate their connections. SO rich and varied and extensive was his correspondence, that several selections of letters might have been made, shedding light upon the principal events of his life, that would have been scarcely inferior, in point of interest, to those which are scattered through this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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ISBN 13 : 9780371621936
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (219 download)
Download or read book The Life of Jedidiah Morse, Part 4 written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-07 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Buell Sprague
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781377415338
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (153 download)
Download or read book The Life of Jedidiah Morse written by William Buell Sprague and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-02-14 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Kenneth Silverman
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307434370
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Lightning Man written by Kenneth Silverman and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2010-04-07 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this brilliantly conceived and written biography, Pulitzer Prize–winning Kenneth Silverman gives us the long and amazing life of the man eulogized by the New York Herald in 1872 as “perhaps the most illustrious American of his age.” Silverman presents Samuel Morse in all his complexity. There is the gifted and prolific painter (more than three hundred portraits and larger historical canvases) and pioneer photographer, who gave the first lectures on art in America, became the first Professor of Fine Arts at an American college (New York University), and founded the National Academy of Design. There is the republican idealist, prominent in antebellum politics, who ran for Congress and for mayor of New York. But most important, there is the inventor of the American electromagnetic telegraph, which earned Morse the name Lightning Man and brought him the fame he sought. In these pages, we witness the evolution of the great invention from its inception as an idea to its introduction to the world—an event that astonished Morse’s contemporaries and was considered the supreme expression of the country’s inventive genius. We see how it transformed commerce, journalism, transportation, military affairs, diplomacy, and the very shape of daily life, ushering in the modern era of communication. But we discover as well that Morse viewed his existence as accursed rather than illustrious, his every achievement seeming to end in loss and defeat: his most ambitious canvases went unsold; his beloved republic imploded into civil war, making it unlivable for him; and the commercial success of the telegraph engulfed him in lawsuits challenging the originality and ownership of his invention. Lightning Man is the first biography of Samuel F. B. Morse in sixty years. It is a revelation of the life of a fascinating and profoundly troubled American genius.
Author : Jedidiah Morse
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334318337
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (183 download)
Download or read book The American Geography written by Jedidiah Morse and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Geography: Or, a View of the Present Situation of the United States of America The earth is miles in circumference and by turning on its axis once in twenty-four hours from weft to call, caules a continual fuccefiion of day and night, according as either fide is turned to or from the fun and occafions an apparent motion of the fun and heavenly bodies from eal'c to well. This is called the earth's dzurmzl, or daily motion, by which the inhabitants on the equator are carried 1040 miles every hour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Ainissa Ramirez
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262542269
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)
Download or read book The Alchemy of Us written by Ainissa Ramirez and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “timely, informative, and fascinating” study of 8 inventions—and how they shaped our world—with “totally compelling” insights on little-known inventors throughout history (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction) In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines 8 inventions and reveals how they shaped the human experience: • Clocks • Steel rails • Copper communication cables • Photographic film • Light bulbs • Hard disks • Scientific labware • Silicon chips Ramirez tells the stories of the woman who sold time, the inventor who inspired Edison, and the hotheaded undertaker whose invention pointed the way to the computer. She describes how our pursuit of precision in timepieces changed how we sleep; how the railroad helped commercialize Christmas; how the necessary brevity of the telegram influenced Hemingway’s writing style; and how a young chemist exposed the use of Polaroid’s cameras to create passbooks to track black citizens in apartheid South Africa. These fascinating and inspiring stories offer new perspectives on our relationships with technologies. Ramirez shows not only how materials were shaped by inventors but also how those materials shaped culture, chronicling each invention and its consequences—intended and unintended. Filling in the gaps left by other books about technology, Ramirez showcases little-known inventors—particularly people of color and women—who had a significant impact but whose accomplishments have been hidden by mythmaking, bias, and convention. Doing so, she shows us the power of telling inclusive stories about technology. She also shows that innovation is universal—whether it's splicing beats with two turntables and a microphone or splicing genes with two test tubes and CRISPR.
Author : Richard Hofstadter
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307388441
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)
Download or read book The Paranoid Style in American Politics written by Richard Hofstadter and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-06-10 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs.In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence — and derail — the larger agendas of a political party. He investigates the politics of the irrational, shedding light on how the behavior of individuals can seem out of proportion with actual political issues, and how such behavior impacts larger groups. With such other classic essays as “Free Silver and the Mind of 'Coin' Harvey” and “What Happened to the Antitrust Movement?, ” The Paranoid Style in American Politics remains both a seminal text of political history and a vital analysis of the ways in which political groups function in the United States.
Author : Katherine Carté
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469662655
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book Religion and the American Revolution written by Katherine Carté and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most of the eighteenth century, British protestantism was driven neither by the primacy of denominations nor by fundamental discord between them. Instead, it thrived as part of a complex transatlantic system that bound religious institutions to imperial politics. As Katherine Carte argues, British imperial protestantism proved remarkably effective in advancing both the interests of empire and the cause of religion until the war for American independence disrupted it. That Revolution forced a reassessment of the role of religion in public life on both sides of the Atlantic. Religious communities struggled to reorganize within and across new national borders. Religious leaders recalibrated their relationships to government. If these shifts were more pronounced in the United States than in Britain, the loss of a shared system nonetheless mattered to both nations. Sweeping and explicitly transatlantic, Religion and the American Revolution demonstrates that if religion helped set the terms through which Anglo-Americans encountered the imperial crisis and the violence of war, it likewise set the terms through which both nations could imagine the possibilities of a new world.
Author : Samuel Finley Breese Morse
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Foreign Conspiracy Against the Liberties of the United States written by Samuel Finley Breese Morse and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Humphreys
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820328243
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Life of General Washington written by David Humphreys and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only biography authorized by Washington himself offers a rare, intimate glimpse of his life through his assumption of the presidency. The text includes remarks he made upon reading a portion of the manuscript.
Author : Christine Leigh Heyrman
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0809023989
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (9 download)
Download or read book American Apostles written by Christine Leigh Heyrman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surprising tale of the first American Protestant missionaries to proselytize in the Muslim world On November 3, 1819, Pliny Fisk and Levi Parsons embarked from Boston on the first American mission to the Middle East. A year later they were joined by their friend Jonas King. Poor boys reared on hardscrabble New England farms and steeped in evangelical piety, they imagined themselves martyrs to the cause of converting the world. So too did their large and devoted following in the United States. Christine Leigh Heyrman's American Apostles brilliantly chronicles the first collision between American evangelicalism and the diverse religious cultures of the Levant. The founding members of the "Palestine mission" thrilled readers with tales of crossing the Sinai and exploring Cairo and Jerusalem. But their missions did not go according to plan. The Muslims of the Middle East showed no interest in converting. Instead of saving souls, the New Englanders found themselves engaging scholars in theological debate, marveling at the local folkways, and pursuing an elusive Bostonian convert to Islam. From the start, the American encounter with Islam was an unstable mix of crusading vigor and cosmopolitan curiosity. In the end, Heyrman argues that the failure of the foreign missions movement bolstered a more militant Christianity that became America's unofficial creed. The missionaries did not convert Muslims but they did transform themselves--with political and religious legacies that last to this day.
Author : Will B. Mackintosh
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479826170
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)
Download or read book Selling the Sights written by Will B. Mackintosh and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating journey through the origins of American tourism In the early nineteenth century, thanks to a booming transportation industry, Americans began to journey away from home simply for the sake of traveling, giving rise to a new cultural phenomenon —the tourist. In Selling the Sights, Will B. Mackintosh describes the origins and cultural significance of this new type of traveler and the moment in time when the emerging American market economy began to reshape the availability of geographical knowledge, the material conditions of travel, and the variety of destinations that sought to profit from visitors with money to spend. Entrepreneurs began to transform the critical steps of travel—deciding where to go and how to get there—into commodities that could be produced in volume and sold to a marketplace of consumers. The identities of Americans prosperous enough to afford such commodities were fundamentally changed as they came to define themselves through the consumption of experiences. Mackintosh ultimately demonstrates that the cultural values and market forces surrounding tourism in the early nineteenth century continue to shape our experience of travel to this day.
